Binder



June 3, 1924. 1,496,629

D. r. HELPRIN BINDER Filed Dec. 31 1921 2 Sheets-Shen?. l

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n.1'. HELPRIN BINDER 3l 1921 2 Smets-Sheet 2 Filed Dec.

INI/ENTOH n W l m m I WIT/VESSES Patented June 3, 1924.

DAVID T. Klingel-it, or NEW YORK, N. Y@

BINDER.

Applicatlonled December 31, 1921. Serial No. 528,105.

To all whom Vz'zf may concern.'

Beit known that Ig'DAvIoET. HEnPnIN, a citizen of the United States, ande resident of the city of New York', borough, of: tire Bronx, county ofBronx, and State of New York, have invented e` new and!l ImprovedBinder. ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description`The present invention relates-to new and useful improvements in filingdevices, and it pertains more particulrly to o binder` for securing,-loose leaves.-

Itis one ot'ntlie objects oftheninvention to Aprovide nv new`and'improved formof binden,V byvineafnsI off which the loose leeves maybexpositively secured'in operative posi tion.

Iltlisn` furtherobjectof theinvention to provide arinefvvandaimprovedform off binder especially adapted for use incarrying-billheedsV or orden blanlis.

Itiis a further object of the invention to provide a new and improvediform of binder especially Ladapted fori mefkiiig` manifold copiesfi andso'constructetli thntrtherseparete sheets maybe Lselectively removedfronrthe binden" Itis `a stilllf'urthen object| of the invention toprovide etI new and improvedA form of binder in which 's clamp isemployed'ito maintain certain ofthe sheets in folded-over relation Whendesired.-

Vith the above and other objects iniview, reference lis had to theaccompanying drewings, infwlio'h Ei-gurerl iseplanview of eI binderconstructed" in eecordnoewibh thepresent inventiorn' said binderbeingvislrown in open position;

Fig. iisa sectionalview taken on-tliet line 2--2 of Fig. l, showing'therear Wall of the binder in elevation;

Eig.J 3 is e transverse sectional view of the binder;

Fig. 4 is a,l detail? horizontal sectional View;

Fig. 5 isaideteiliside elevetion;V

Fig. 6 is-aI sectional-view teken longitudi- '6-6of'Fig.4;' x

Fig. 7 is a modified Vform oftheclarnp Referring more particularlytofthe drawings, th-binder in its preferred fornr'ebinprises a; pair ot'bacio members 10ga hingedly 5N secnred'togetlier as indicutedbyg therefer ence character 11:. in :injVT desired manner.

nelly'o the bindermeehenisin on fthe-line Secured to one of the beckmembers 10' is u. channel* member 12, endfseidA channel member 12 issecuredin position by; Ineens of rivets or other suitable festenings 13,which pass through one of the sides, the side carrying said rivets beingextended belvond the other side, es indicated bythe reference character14. The opposite side of the channel member 12 has ai depending G5flange portion 15, the purpose of which will lie hereinafter more fullyvdescribed. This' channel member 12'is provided with two L slots 16 inthe preferredz formbf thefixwention, and seidy L slots 16 are formedainl the 70 rear well or base Wall ofV tfhemhniiel:

livotally secured to the outer end r off the' back 1U to Whichithechannel is securedgby means of rivets or" the like 17, is a plurality ofplates le. seid plates beinglarrrnged in spaced relation one tothenother. Esch of these plates is provided Witli' a. projecting" lug195nnd said lug` is 'li-shaped and projects through its: respectiveL-slot 1.6; as

more clearly showniri F-ig f/Bheiprojegct ingportion of cech ofetheselugsfiszformed to provide an operating i member@ which projects beyondthezbose of the channel. `12. Interposed between each ofA theplates 18and the bottomwaill oftlielchenne'l member 12. are coil springs215 andsaid springsere adapted-to exertA an upwardr pressure upon theirrespective plates 1S and force the faces of` the seine toward thedepending liange 15 formed? on" the.` topwallof: the channel menibe'rfl.i

Securedto fthe Vextended portion =V A114:A Vofjthe cnannielfmeanber isa; plurality of'platesf, und each of said plates QiSnOt-chedor cutoutfas indicated by the reference character 95 26, to secnre'the springs21: in placeegeinst accidentelV displacement relative to the Vplates 18and the channel member 12; it

being understood that the bottom convoitition of each` ofl saids-pril'igelis fof* less diemeter: than the dimensionoff the-opening 26`of theplates 25J, by Whicliconstrutionfsaiid plates engage the bottomconyointion ofthe Yspiringsit'o secure them in positonlf!" IThe devicefunetfious thfellowirxlg manner: The operating memberf'formedlliy theT-sheped lugs 20 is depressed'end whenn p seidqa-letesl '18 are thusdepressed; the Vsew-2m] sheets o1' lesive-s 30 are assed underfthede-Vpending; flange 15. 'pon releasing-fthe 110 Aplates they areforced@'upwardly= bythe springs 21 and yseid f leaves ere clniped ilietween thedepending ilange 1 5 and Etheplate 18 to secure the leavesposition.-

VVhen filling the device, if it is desired to maintain the plates 18 indepressed position against the action of the springs 21, it is onlynecessary to shift the plates after they have been depressed, `until theT-shaped member engages the portion 29 ol the L- slot 16, the platesbeing rocked about their pivotal point to permit of this action. Afterthe leaves have been positioned, it the plates again be shifted untilthe T-shaped member may pass upwardly into the L-shaped slots, theplates will be caused to clamp the several sheets or leaves in operativeposition.

In the present showing of the invention the device is adapted to containa plurality of order blanks 35, and below said order blanks 35 ispositioned a set of index Vcards 36. The binder which holds the indexcards 36 has its plate 18 notched as at 37 in order that said plate maybe engaged with and disengaged from posts 38 rigidly secured in thechannel member 12. These posts are necessary to maintain the index cards36 against accidental displacement Vrelative to the binder. To maintainthe cards against accidental displacement they are notched to receivethe posts 38.

In this application of the invention a clamp 40 is employed and saidclamp is pivotally mounted as at 41 to the upper end of the upper faceof the channel member 12, and it has one end 42 projecting beyond theend of said channel member 12, as more clearly shown in Figures 1 and 2.Surrounding the pivot of this clamp is a coil spring 42 which serves tomaintain the clamp in closed position under normal conditions.

In the use of this form of the invention, the order is written upon thetop sheet and the end 42 of the clamp 40 is depressed, thus elevatingthe opposite end ot' the clamp. The top sheet is then folded over to thedotted line position shown in Fig. 1, after which the carbon copies ofthe order may be removed upon a depression of the plate 18. After thecarbon copies have been removed, they are. properly filed between the.index cards 36. It will be noted that the bottom card of the index setis of greater length than the remainder of said set, and by thisconstruction it will be apparent that as the order slips are placedwithin the index, it is only necessary to depress the plate 18, when allof the slips liled between the index cards of the set may be withdrawnby a single operation owing to the tactfthat their ends project beyondthe ends oi the index cards.

The referencecharacter 50 designates a stop placed between two plates,and said sto has a vertically extending member 51, wit which the-sheetsare adapted to engage during the placement thereof to prevent thesheets-o onesetl overlapping those of the other set, ths :causingconfusion between the two sets. This stop is secured in place by meansof a rivet or other suitable fastening 52.

In the modified form of the invention the channel member 12 has its endturned up as indicated by the reference character 60, and said end iscut as at G1, to provide two parallel ears 62. In this form of theinvention the clamp 40 is provided with depending portions 63, by meansof which it is pivoted as at 64 to the ears 62.

While in the present instance the device has been shown with two plates18 and as a double binder, it is obvious that the same can be made ineither single or multiple form without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

iVhat is claimed is:

l. A binder comprising a base, a channel member carried by the base, aplate pivotally mounted to the base and having a T- shaped projectionextending through a portion of said channel member, and means formaintaining said plate in engagement with one side of said channelmember to maintain a plurality of loose leaves in position on saidplate.

2. In a binder, a base, a channel member secured thereto and providedwith a notch, a plate pivotally mounted on said 'base and. having aT-shaped projection extending through the notch of the channel memberand forming an operating member, and means interposed between the plateand a portion of the channel member to maintain said plate in engagementwith one of the edges of the channel member to secure a plurality ofloose leaves between the plate and the channel member, substantially asdescribed.

3. A binder comprising a base, a channel member having an L-shaped slot,said channel member being secured to said base. a plate pivotallymounted at one end to the base, a projection on the other end of saidplate, said projection extending through the L-shaped slot of thechannel member and adapted to move laterally to maintain the plate indepressed position, and resilient means interposed between one of thewalls of the channel member and said plate to normally press the plateupwardly, as and for the purpose set forth.

l1. In a binder, a vbase, a plate pivotally secured thereto, a channelmember rigidly secured to the base and overlying a portion of saidplate, resilient means for forcing said plate in the direction of one ofthe walls of the channel member to clamp a plurality of leaves`therebetween, means for guiding the pivoted plate in its movement towardthe base, and means for maintaining the pivoted plate in depressedposition.

5. In a binder, a base` a plate pivotally Secured thereto, a channelmember rioidly carried by the base, means interposed between one of theWalls of the channel member and said plate to normally force said platein the direction of the other Wall of the channel member to clamp aplurality of sheets between said plate and one of the walls of thechannel member, and a pivoted clamp carried by the channel member forholding said sheets when turned over upon Said channel member.

6. In a binder a base, a channel member rigidly secured thereto, a platepivotally secured to the base and having a projection extending througha slot in one of the Walls of the channel member, resilient meansinterposed between one of the walls of the channel member and said plateto normally force said. plate in the direc-tion of one of the walls ofthe channel member, and means for maintaining said plate depressed andin spaced relation with the last-mentioned Wall of the channel memberagainst the action oi" said resilient means.

7. In a binder, a base, a channel member extending approximatelythroughout the length of the Width of said base and rigidly securedthereto, said channel member having a plurality of slots, a plurality ofplates pivotally carried by the base, a projection on each of saidplates extending through its respective slot in the channel member,means for exerting pressure on said plates and forcing them normally inthe direction of one of the Walls of said channel member, and a spacingguide mounted between said plates and rigidly carried by the base, asand for the purpose set forth.

DAVID T. HELPRIN.

